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Delta Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$503k
Granted FY2025still arriving
38
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Religion$1.5MInternational$278kHousing & Shelter$80kHuman Services$68kEducation$61kCivil Rights$35kCrime & Legal$29kYouth Development$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k28 grants · $63k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $90k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $350k
$2,500
Median grant
13
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES$150,000
GRACE CHURCH$150,000
CROSS ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL$50,000
GRASSY POND BAPTIST CHURCH$20,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
FOSTERING THE FAMILY$10,000
TOUCH MINISTRIES$10,000
FRONT PORCH HOUSING$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
SET FREE ALLIANCE$10,000
NORTH HILLS CHURCH$8,300
HOMES WITH A MISSION$6,100
JASMINE ROAD$5,300
PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER$5,000
MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $192k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $5k → 10%TOUCH MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%TOUCH MINISTRIES: $50k → 19%PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $5k → 10%TOUCH MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%TOUCH MINISTRIES: $10k → 19%PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $3k → 10%TOUCH MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $3k → 10%TOUCH MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $3k → 10%FOSTERING THE FAMILY: $10k → 15%TOUCH MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $1k → 10%PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $1k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $3k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $3k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $2k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $1k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $1k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $500 → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $300 → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $10k → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $10k → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $5k → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $5k → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $4k → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $4k → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $2k → 10%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $900 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
OR
OH
PA
CA
CO
AZ
KS
NC
SC
LA
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 42 repeat orgs$176k to everyone else

42 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

42
8

Total granted

$2.0M
$80k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+240%

Still filing today

43%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $96k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionHuman ServicesInternationalCrime & LegalHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • DG
    DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES
    8× · 2018–2025 · $750k · revenue +46%
  • TM
    TOUCH MINISTRIES
    7× · 2019–2025 · $110k · revenue +41% · 37% of their budget
  • SF
    SET FREE ALLIANCE (F/K/A WATER OF LIFE)
    7× · 2019–2025 · $46k · revenue +196%

Funded once

  • CR
    CROSS ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • BL
    BLUE LETTER BIBLEgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +91%
  • OM
    OPERATION MOBILIZATION
    one grant, 2019 · $8k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Fsi-Freedom Seekers International

Freedom seekers international is a christian organization that exists to rescue the most severely persecuted for their religious faith in hostile and restrictive countries. through collaborative partnerships we deliver those who are…

Human Services
2
Face to Faith Ministry

Our mission is to make disciples of jesus christ by engaging indigenous pastors around the world. our vision is to train pastors and their congregants to share the gospel in a friendly, non-denominational approach across all ethnicities,…

Religion
3
Freedom That Lasts Ministries

Ftlm seeks to equip churches to minister to those who are suffering from addiction and equip christians with the resources needed to facilitate spiritual growth in christlike character and biblical wisdom.

Human Services
4
Frontlines Ministries

Connecting biblical soul care to missions through the local church.

Religion
5
Freedom in Christ Ministries

To provide resources, training, and continuing support to leaders in the us and around the world in order that they may help others find freedom in christ.

Religion
6
Far Reaching Ministries

Far Reaching Ministries (FRM) was founded to carry the Gospel Jesus Christ to the world with discipleship as our primary objective. We plant and edify evangelical churches, found Bible schools, gather intimate small groups, and sustain…

International
7
Turning Point for God

To broadcast the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the available means including television, radio, internet, recorded, and written formats.

Religion
8
Mission Without Borders International

The organization is dedicated to reaching people for christ through an international network of christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future,(continued on…

International
9
For His Glory Ministries

For his glory's mission is to launch disciple-making movements that transform nations for christ.

Religion
10
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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11
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
12
First Fruit Ministries

First fruit ministries shares the unconditional love of god through outreach and supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness or trafficking in southeastern north carolina.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Set Free Alliance (F/K/a Water of Life); the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 59 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GRACE CHURCH INC: $454,161 · OtherGRACE CHURCH INCNEW SPRING CHURCH: $135,948 · OtherNEW SPRING CHURCHCROSS ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL: $50,000 · OtherCROSS ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOLCROSS ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH: $50,000 · OtherCROSS ROADS BAPTIST CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $33,952 · Other+32 more: $197,720 · Other+32 moreDESIRING GOD MINISTRIES: $750,000 · ReligionDESIRING GOD MINISTRIESSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $61,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE+4 more: $36,662 · ReligionTOUCH MINISTRIES: $110,000 · Human ServicesTOUCH MINIS…MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $39,828 · Human ServicesMIRACLE HIL…SWITCH: $30,682 · Human ServicesSWITCHPIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $21,372 · Human ServicesPIEDMONT WO…NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $10,991 · Human ServicesFostering the Family: $10,000 · Human ServicesSET FREE ALLIANCE (F/K/A WATER OF LIFE): $46,047 · InternationalCompassion International Incorporated: $12,022 · International+1 more: $1,250 · InternationalFRONT PORCH HOUSING: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterHOMES WITH A MISSION: $10,100 · Housing & ShelterJASMINE ROAD INC: $26,989 · Crime & LegalJUMPSTART SOUTH CAROLINA: $2,000 · Crime & LegalBE THE BRIDGE: $21,765 · Community ImprovementFIRE PIT RANCH: $11,000 · Youth DevelopmentLEAD COLLECTIVE INCCHA: $1,560 · Youth Development
Other$921,781Religion$847,662Human Services$222,873International$59,319Housing & Shelter$40,100Crime & Legal$28,989Community Improvement$21,765Youth Development$12,560

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDESIRING GOD MINISTRIES: $750,000 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetTOUCH MINISTRIES: $110,000 over 7y, 37% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $61,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSET FREE ALLIANCE (F/K/A WATER OF LIFE): $46,047 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetMIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $39,828 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSWITCH: $30,682 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetFRONT PORCH HOUSING: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetJASMINE ROAD INC: $26,989 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetBack 2 Back Ministries Inc: $22,471 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBE THE BRIDGE: $21,765 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetPIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER: $21,372 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $12,022 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBIBLEPROJECT: $11,140 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFIRE PIT RANCH: $11,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: $10,991 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetHOMES WITH A MISSION: $10,100 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetFostering the Family: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetBLUE LETTER BIBLE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFRONTLINE MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $2,301 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLEAD COLLECTIVE INCCHA: $1,560 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHANDLEBARS OF HOPE INC: $1,250 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFrontier Alliance International Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds TOUCH MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds SET FREE ALLIANCE (F/K/A WATER OF LIFE) ↗
  • Who funds MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds SWITCH ↗
  • Who funds FRONT PORCH HOUSING ↗
  • Who funds JASMINE ROAD INC ↗
  • Who funds Back 2 Back Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds BE THE BRIDGE ↗
  • Who funds PIEDMONT WOMEN'S CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Compassion International Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds BIBLEPROJECT ↗
  • Who funds FIRE PIT RANCH ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS ↗
  • Who funds HOMES WITH A MISSION ↗
  • Who funds Fostering the Family ↗
  • Who funds BLUE LETTER BIBLE ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

South Carolina Christ…Upward UnlimitedScansource Charitable…J M Smith FoundationUnited Community Bank…Kellett Family Founda…The Jolley FoundationDabo's All in Team Fo…Spartanburg County Fo…Natl Christian Charit…Duke Energy FoundationThrivent Financial fo…
South Carolina Christian FoundationSC27.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: South Carolina Christian Foundation · Upward Unlimited · Scansource Charitable Foundation · J M Smith Foundation · United Community Bank Foundation · Kellett Family Foundation · The Jolley Foundation · Dabo's All in Team Foundation · Spartanburg County Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Delta Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Delta Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Delta Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Delta Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 59 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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